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- 1. What is Islam?
- 2. Who are the Muslims?
- 3. What do Muslims believe?
- 4. How does someone become a Muslim?
- 5. What does Islam mean?
- 6. Why does Islam often seem strange?
- 7. Do Islam and Christianity have different origins?
- 8. What is the Ka`bah?
- 9. Who is Muhammad?
- 10. How did Muhammad become a prophet and a messenger of God?
- 11. How did the spread of Islam affect the world?
- 12. What is the Qur`an?
- 13. What is the Qur`an about?
- 14. Are there any other sacred sources?
- 15. Examples of the Prophet`s sayings
- 16. What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
- 16.a Faith
- 16.b PRAYER
- 16.c THE ZAKAH
- 16.d THE FAST
- 16.e PILGRIMAGE (Hajj)
- 17. Does Islam tolerate other beliefs?
- 18. What do Muslims think about Jesus?
- 19. Why is the family so important to Muslims?
- 20. What about Muslim women?
- 21. Can a Muslim have more than one wife?
- 22. Is Islamic marriage like Christian marriage?
- 23. How do Muslims treat the elderly?
- 24. How do Muslims view death?
- 25. What does Islam say about war?
- 26. What about food?
- 27. The Muslim World
- 28. Acknowledgments
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16.d THE FAST
Every year in the month of Ramadan, all Muslims fast from first light until sundown, abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations. Those who are sick, elderly, or on a journey, and women who are pregnant or nursing are permitted to break the fast and make up an equal number of days later in the year. If they are physically unable to do this, they must feed a needy person for every day missed. Children begin to fast (and to observe the prayer) from puberty, although many start earlier.
Although the fast is most beneficial to the health, it is regarded principally as a method of self purification. By cutting oneself off from worldly comforts, even for a short time, a fasting person gains true sympathy with those who go hungry as well as growth in one's spiritual life.
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Islam 101
1. What is Islam
2. Who are the Muslims?
3. What do Muslims believe?
4. How does someone become a Muslim?
5. What does Islam mean?
6. Why does Islam often seem strange?
7. Do Islam and Christianity have different origins?
8. What is the Ka`bah?
9. Who is Muhammad?
10. How did Muhammad become a prophet and a messenger of God?
11. How did the spread of Islam affect the world?
12. What is the Qur`an?
13. What is the Qur`an about?
14. Are there any other sacred sources?
15. Examples of the Prophet`s sayings
16. What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
16.a Faith
16.b PRAYER
16.c THE ZAKAH
16.d THE FAST
16.e PILGRIMAGE (Hajj)
17. Does Islam tolerate other beliefs?
18. What do Muslims think about Jesus?
19. Why is the family so important to Muslims?
20. What about Muslim women?
21. Can a Muslim have more than one wife?
22. Is Islamic marriage like Christian marriage?
23. How do Muslims treat the elderly?
24. How do Muslims view death?
25. What does Islam say about war?
26. What about food?
27. The Muslim World
28. Acknowledgments
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